Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 83: D day (3)

After daybreak, Guderian ordered the headquarters’ guard battalion and the gendarmerie company to mobilize personnel to form a search platoon to start a house-to-house search of the houses in the occupied zone. Baidu search for Geli Literature Net

This is the battlefield experience he gained in the French campaign. On the French front, Guderian's troops often encountered situations where residents of villages and towns along the road abandoned their homes and fled, leaving only empty factories, mines and houses for the Germans. However, the Germans discovered that in these villages and small towns, there are still some people who cling to their ancestral business and love their homeland, most of them old people and small businessmen. Among them, there are those who think that time is running out and don’t want to suffer the turbulence and displacement anymore, and those who can’t bear to leave their homeland. Of course, there are also Germans who come to Laozi, and small businessmen are mostly It's difficult to evacuate because of the complicated family business. There are also people who are obsessed with money and want money, and there are even German uncles who come to me and have good things here. Anyway, there are all kinds of things.

The most troublesome thing for the Germans is that there will be some desperate French soldiers and wounded soldiers hiding in these empty houses. These French soldiers can't confront them head-on, but they are very good at shooting black guns in secret, and the most dangerous. It is a small army led by an officer. The German army will suffer a big loss if it is not careful. The biggest loss of Guderian’s Fifth Armored Regiment was caused by a close ambush by infantry in a similar village. One tank platoon was killed by the French with Molotov cocktails and landmines.

The military police and infantrymen searched house by house along the street, and Guderian's caution quickly paid off. A gendarmerie platoon leader came to report that they found something interesting, and he thought the general should go and see it himself.

The only thing Guderian had at the time was that it was very interesting. Not because of the report, but because of this gendarme, this young gendarme has extraordinary courage, and even made personal suggestions to a German army general.

However, when he took a booklet from the second lieutenant of the military police and turned over a few pages, Guderian completely changed his opinion. This second lieutenant has a keen eye, which is indeed what he wants very much now. To see.

"Notify General Bock immediately. I think he will want to see it with his own eyes, too." Guderian issued an order to his adjutant.

Soon, two German generals were escorted and led by four military tricycles in bright black Mercedes. Came to the central community of Deere Town.

"Commander, general, this is what I want you to see, exactly as it is written in this booklet." The second lieutenant stepped forward and opened the door to show the two generals his findings.

"This is a complete set of street fortifications. Every building we saw in front of us has undergone a special transformation and set up hidden cross fire points. The British turned this street into a dangerous hunting ground , And any German soldier who came to this block would become prey. Fortunately, the hunters all escaped before the prey arrived. I can’t imagine myself attacking this street. You should go inside. Look, some of the layouts are very concealed and ingenious." The second lieutenant of the military police pointed to the building in front of him and reported to Bok and Guderian.

"Home Guardian Training Manual? I have read the British Army’s Urban Area Engineer Combat Manual, which demonstrates many dangerous traps. Unexpectedly, the British came up with new town defense tactics, which should be used When we train the National Self-Defense Force, we may encounter such street fortifications when we advance inland. As we advance, this kind of resistance will increase. We must study and find solutions." Guderian said to Bok.

"Very interesting, second lieutenant, your discovery is very timely. Very valuable, you will be awarded by the headquarters. What is your name." Boke nodded to the second lieutenant.

"Liszt, General, Wilham Liszt." The second lieutenant replied with his chest tall.

"Oh? I know another Liszt. He is also a sharp-eyed soldier. You did a great job. I look forward to your future realization. Can you show us this ingenious fortification now?" Bok smiled Said the ensign.

"Of course I do. Please here, Commander, General." The second lieutenant stepped sideways quickly, stretched out a hand in an inviting gesture, and then walked towards the barricade with two generals and a group of staff.

"Turn left, I said clearly, left, left, are you deaf? Left!" Lieutenant Julian supported the fence of the commander's tower and shouted loudly into the radio microphone.

"It’s hard to imagine that the armored personnel carrier turned in the wrong direction again. Turn left at the intersection of Wigginson Road and Deville Road. The British street signs are there. Wouldn’t they think about it? Turn right, are they going back to the sea?" Julian returned the radio microphone to the signal soldier.

"We have been here for too long. The order given above is to arrive at Wester Cavern Farm before 8 o’clock and meet the paratroopers there. It’s already 7:10. If the troop carrier returns We didn't arrive, so we had to get on the road first and let them speed up to catch up." Julian leaned out and said to the sergeant who was standing next to the tank.

"There are no traces of the enemy forces found nearby, but you should not take it lightly. The vehicles should pay attention to observation, and there is no need not to leave the road. There is intelligence that the British have buried a lot of landmines on the roadside. Let's set off without waiting for the armored vehicles. "

"Yes, platoon leader." The sergeant chief saluteed and ran to his carriage.

Julian’s tank platoon is the third batch of armored units to land. This is a reinforced platoon with six No. 3 tanks. This small tank with weak firepower is no longer able to cope with the existing armored confrontation operations, but it is facing the enemy In terms of attacking square infantry units and position fortresses, there is still a lot of use. With its lightweight body and flexible mobility, No. 3 is especially suitable for riding on small country roads and old stone bridges, which are all over the UK. The German tank platoon roared onto the road out of the town, and headed southwest amidst the cheers of the infantry in the trenches outside the town.

"We are looking forward to meeting with you. Second Lieutenant." Major Parag hung up the radio receiver, then walked to the farmhouse window and looked at the British fortified position opposite with his binoculars.

Parag's paratrooper camp. The current situation is very delicate. They ran to the vicinity of a British military base by mistake and blocked the back door of this base.

After the assembly of the paratrooper battalion last night, it carried out a surprise attack against the enemy’s rear target marked on the map. The battle process was remarkable. A dozen road whistles and small-caliber anti-aircraft gun positions were dropped continuously. Captives cannot be carried in battle behind enemy lines. So the paratroopers started very hard. Fortunately, there was not a single paratrooper casualty after several battles.

The troops marched along the highway towards Deer Beach. Ready to follow the plan to support and respond to the landing troops, but when they walked near the farm, they received the latest order from the landing command, ordering the paratroopers to stop going to the beach. Set up guard posts and blocking positions on the intercity highway between Dover and Dir, cut off telephone lines, intercept messengers and scouts, and cut off contact between the two places.

So Parag immediately ordered the paratroopers to stop advancing, and the scouts immediately went to the farm ahead to investigate. He planned to set up a battalion headquarters there, and then began to dig trenches and foxholes along the road, and perhaps erect on the top of the farm Concealed observation posts and firepower points.

The scout soon climbed back, bringing news that surprised the paratroopers. This farm was actually requisitioned by the British army a long time ago. Looking at the vehicles parked in the yard, there should be no less than one platoon of infantry stationed inside.

Several paratroopers who had undergone rigorous special penetration training in Brandenburg touched it first. They used silent pistols and daggers to eliminate the guard posts at the door and flanks, and then a paratrooper platoon sneaked into the farm. The British infantry soldiers sleeping in the barn were unprepared. In their sleep, the German paratroopers cut their pipes one after another, so that this **** night was later called the Night of Daggers by the paratroopers.

In the main house of the farmhouse, the paratroopers captured several British officers who were sleeping soundly, four ensigns and a lieutenant colonel. The paratroopers dragged the four officers into the cellar of the farm. A very Germanic torture followed.

The British were still confused at first, completely unaware of what happened. One of them also yelled that he was Lieutenant Colonel Charlie of the Dover Headquarters, asking for a complaint from the superiors of the paratroopers, so that the paratroopers would definitely not be able to eat.

After more than a dozen consecutive slaps, the poor fellow figured out the true identity of the fierce group in front of him, and he immediately slumped into a pool of mud. Immediately afterwards, the German paratroopers appeared dumbfounded. The lieutenant colonel with four trembling ensigns began to kneel on the ground, tears and tears begging the German paratroopers for life.

This is all blamed on the group of uncrowned kings on Fleet Street. For the purpose of propaganda, they have been publishing some random war stories in the newspapers. In these stories, the German paratroopers have always been bloodthirsty, treacherous, vicious, and murderous. , Seize the face of turning around and gnawing directly, their reputation in the British people has been able to stop children from crying at night, and finally even the army began to spread similar messages, and after talking too much, they even made up stories. People believe it.

For example, if you fall into the hands of German paratroopers, they don't even want to leave alive. They have no mercy, never leave prisoners, and they like to scalp them as memorials.

It took Parag a lot of work to figure out what happened, and then he took a lot of effort to convince the other party that a small part of those stories was fabricated, and the German paratroopers still kept prisoners, as long as they were honest Explain that if you can tell the information that interests the paratroopers, you can keep your scalp.

Several British officials scrambled to tell the German paratroopers everything they knew~IndoMTL.com~Plager realized that he was in big trouble.

After daybreak, Parag stood in the attic of the farmhouse and looked out of the window. He was separated from the farm by a road. The field opposite was densely packed with large and small semi-underground bunkers, and the open space in between Four large-scale communication antennas with steel structure were also erected. Obviously, this is a large-scale command center. With a superficial look, Parag had already identified two large underground bunkers, as well as tunnel openings connected to the railroad tracks. Obviously, there is a larger structure underground here.

Fortunately, most of the perforations of these bunkers are facing the coast. The paratroopers are actually on the back of their positions. However, there are several large machine gun forts on both sides of the base. The cross fire of these machine gun forts covers The entire base was clearly set up for the infantry who broke through the front line of defense and rushed into the base.

"The Kent Coastal Defense Command, which is also the Air Force Fighter Sector Command, originally thought it had been completely destroyed, but now it seems that only a part of the above-ground building was destroyed, the main part is underground. The British are working hard to restore this The operation of the facility. This base is just between Dover and Deere. The two roads on the side are the only way for Deere to go to Dover. People in the base will soon find Deere You must find a way to get rid of it." The paratrooper battalion commander secretly made up his mind. (To be continued)